Louvre Abu Dhabi set to open at the end of 2016

The Louvre Abu Dhabi will open at the end of 2016, according to museum’s president.

Speaking in Paris this week, Jean-Luc Martinez told a press briefing on the $1 billion project on Saadiyat Island that the opening of the museum will be delayed until the end of next year, according to a report in the Art Newspaper.

While construction is expected to be completed by the end of this year, according to local media reports, the building is not expected to be delivered until spring 2016, after which the installation of the collection will take place, which is expected to take up to three months, according to the curator Jean-François Charnier. The Art Newspaper says the official opening could take place on December 2, National Day in the UAE.

Designed by Pritzker-prize winning architect Jean Nouvel, Louvre Abu Dhabi will encompass 9,200 square metres of art galleries. The 6,681 square metre Permanent Gallery will house the museum’s permanent collection while the Temporary Gallery will be a dedicated space of 2,364 square metres presenting temporary exhibitions of international standards.

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Louvre Abu Dhabi set to open at the end of 2016